Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo will not play in Sunday’s Confederations Cup third place playoff after leaving the camp after Wednesday’s semifinal defeat to Chile to visit his new born twins.Portugal lost to Chile on penalties, and shortly after the match the Portuguese FA (FPF) released a statement saying Ronaldo would not feature in the playoff.
“We were informed before the Confederations Cup that Cristiano had become a father,” the statement said.The player, despite the birth of his children, had remained at the service of the national team, a gesture which we must underline and praise.With it now impossible to win the Confederations Cup, they must free the player so that he can, at last, go and meet his children.”
Ronaldo already has a seven-year-old son – Cristiano Ronaldo Jn. Ronaldo’s young family could grow even larger in the coming months, with his girlfriend Georgina Rodríguez rumoured to be five months pregnant.